1501_0311 Moss spore cap
Control of background is perhaps the most difficult aspect of macro photography. Open up to a wider f-stop to reduce background clutter, and often you lose key parts of your subject; stop down small and the background can become messy. Here I decided my subject could be a single spore cap with its water drop. But I shot at several different apertures to make sure that I got it right...
Photographed near Sooke, Vancouver Island, BC. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2015 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
1501_0311 Moss spore cap
Control of background is perhaps the most difficult aspect of macro photography. Open up to a wider f-stop to reduce background clutter, and often you lose key parts of your subject; stop down small and the background can become messy. Here I decided my subject could be a single spore cap with its water drop. But I shot at several different apertures to make sure that I got it right...
Photographed near Sooke, Vancouver Island, BC. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2015 James R. Page - all rights reserved.